Anti-Forkhead box protein I1 FOXI1 Antibody Picoband®

Forkhead box I1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOXI1 gene. It is mapped to 5q35.1. This gene belongs to the forkhead family of transcription factors, which is characterized by a distinct forkhead domain. This gene may play an important role in the development of the cochlea and vestibulum, as well as in embryogenesis. The encoded protein has been found to be required for the transcription of four subunits of a proton pump found in the inner ear, the kidney, and the epididymis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with deafness, autosomal recessive 4.

Forkhead box protein I1; Forkhead-related protein FKHL10; Forkhead-related transcription factor 6; FREAC-6; Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 forkhead homolog 3; HFH-3; HNF-3/fork-head homolog 3; FOXI1; FKHL10; FREAC6

Transcriptional activator required for the development of normal hearing, sense of balance and kidney function. Required for the expression of SLC26A4/PDS, JAG1 and COCH in a subset of epithelial cells and the development of the endolymphatic system in the inner ear. Also required for the expression of SLC4A1/AE1, SLC4A9/AE4, ATP6V1B1 and the differentiation of intercalated cells in the epithelium of distal renal tubules.

1. Blomqvist, S. R., Vidarsson, H., Fitzgerald, S., Johansson, B. R., Ollerstam, A., Brown, R., Persson, A. E. G., Bergstrom, G., Enerback, S. Distal renal tubular acidosis in mice that lack the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1. J. Clin. Invest. 113: 1560-1570, 2004. 2. Blomqvist, S. R., Vidarsson, H., Soder, O., Enerback, S. Epididymal expression of the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1 is required for male fertility. EMBO J. 25: 4131-4141, 2006. 3. Hulander, M., Kiernan, A. E., Blomqvist, S. R., Carlsson, P., Samuelsson, E. J., Johansson, B. R., Steel, K. P., Enerback, S. Lack of pendrin expression leads to deafness and expansion of the endolymphatic compartment in inner ears of Foxi1 null mutant mice. Development 130: 2013-2025, 2003.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.